Shafyev Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shafyev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafyev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Shafyev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shafyev Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shafyev is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shafyev.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafyev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Shafyev live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,034,607. In Ukraine it is most common in: Donetsk Oblast, where 30 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 9 percent live and Kiev, where 9 percent live. Beside Ukraine it exists in one country. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafiyev93813/
Shafeyev932/
Shafayev931/
Safyev9226/
Shafeyeva886/
Shafayeva881/
Shafiev866,599/
Safayev864,412/
Shafeev861,807/
Safiyev861,700/
Safoyev86984/
Shafoev8625/
Saifyev8610/
Shafaev866/
Safuyev864/
Safeyev861/
Shefyev861/
Safayeva804,439/
Saifiyev802,351/
Safoyeva80991/
Sayfiyev8089/
Shofayev802/
Shayfeev802/
Shafieev801/
Shayfuev801/
Schafeev801/
Safuyeva801/
Shafiiev801/
Şsafiyev801/
Safaiyev801/
Safoev775,526/
Safiev772,991/
Safaev771,956/
Safeev77226/
Sofyev7730/
Safuev779/
Şafyev772/
Sefyev771/
Shafiejev752/
Şafiyev713,316/
Sayfiev712,494/
Sofiyev71635/
Shafeef71103/
Sofuyev7197/
Sayfeev7176/
Shafief7158/
Shefiev7122/
Şafayev7121/
Shofeev719/
Shafieb718/
Saifiev717/
Shafayf714/
Shofiev714/
Seifyev713/
Sayfuev712/
Shafeif711/
Saifeev711/
Şafyiev711/
Sapfaev711/
Chafiev711/
Xafayev711/
Safajev711/
Schafejeva711/
Sofayev711/
Saphaev711/
Sayfaev711/
Seyfiyev67305/
Sofuyeva6785/
Şafayeva6723/
Sofayeva674/
Safijevs673/
Sophayov671/
Schafiew671/
Safejeva671/
Shafieff671/
Sayfieev671/
Şafaiyev671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shafyev
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